Window-shade bracket



Aug 9, 1927 D. M. PARKlNsoN vlNDow SHADE BRACKET Filed Dep. 30. 1925 Chiama;

Patented Aug. 9, 1927;Y

' vI DnvrrIEI.. ML'PARKINSQN, orinaromoniof 1i i Wrimo vv-SHADEBian-cirifitr.A

' Y# Application mea recenter 3o, 1925. serial No.' 78,467. f l' 1 said invention relates to a combinedf window shade'and curtain supportand 4it D an object :of thesameto p irovideanvimproved'construction of this kind whichshall- 5 be simple and inexpensive to vmakeV and convenient in use. 1 f- Affurther' object of the invention isto provide" a constructionyof this kind by means o'fvvvvhichlace curtains and the likeI 1U canfbe moved out of the way in a convenient manner as' to permit washing of windows.

Referring to Athe Vaccompanying drawings which arevm'ade a part .hereof and on which l5 parts, f f Figure 1 is anelevation of my device 'in place on' a window frame, Y Figure 2, a detail yof the left side of the device,"witl 1fportions broken away,

F'gure 3,'a detail lof therigh'. side the parts in detached relation, and

Figure 4, a plan o f the device indicating a mode "of operation thereof.

In the drawings reference characters and 11 indicate a pair of brackets adapted to be supported near oppositef'sides of a window frame 12,'the brackets comprising members for attachment to the right Vand left' sides of a windowA frame respectively. lEach member includes an upright body 13v with a forward .extension 14 at the bottom, one of these extensions being Aformed as indicated at 15 toV receive the Hat projection 16 at one sideof the conventional shade roller while the other has a circular oriiceV 17 to receive Y the. conventional journal 18 of the sha-de "roller". A conventional shade is indicated at Y .19 and the yroller therefor at v2O. The

brackets are shownas L-shaped in section so 'as to provide a partl lyingiiat against the window frame and a 'ange perpendicular thereto which is continuous with the exten-V sions 14:., This isf. indicated as being cut here shown as p-rovided'fwith 'downwardly bent teethv 22 which engagethe material Vof the frame to prevent accidental dislodge-* ment of the brackets.`

The brackets are perforated lat 23 to rev ceive bent. arms 25 of lateral auxiliary brackets 24. Bent-up ngers 27 on the auxilsimilar reference characters indicate"similar away at the upper end where the part lying iai-yV brackets support'the :laterally extend; i y

ing body portionsrofsaid brackets@A4 Atltheir outer ends theauxiliary" brackets arerolled.

th e do`wnivardly extending fingers" 29 yof cur-"f tain rods 30v having rearwardly bentfarms v31'connecting? thewbody of each rod to the# `downwardlybent'V finger. @It will vbe seen 'that' thejcur'tain'rods are swingable"aboutr vertical pivotsin the bearings .2 8 whereby they Vcan 4move to positions such as'indicated f v indottedlines' at A andB in Fig-ure 4L, thusl kaffordingready accessft'o the window. j

It'4 will be' `seen from the foregoingthat the brackets can be positioned on a window v y frame'orthe like andl will beheld` securely L against accidental dislodgementby means of q teeth 22 orother frictionall meansf'such as Y will occurto those 'skilled inthe'art.' y, When with so supported they can beremoved with ease l f 'Without 1th@ use 0f .tools ofanyi'eliaracter.;V

Holes 33am 'provided in the bodykportions 13T to receivetacks 14` for securing the'bracket ^VA to the frame 12 Vand `preventing dislodgement of the teeth 22.

It. will be ,obvious also brackets .10 and 1l can be usediconveniently vwhere only 'roller supported shades are to"` Vbe provided for the Windows. In such case the remainder of the device may `be omitted or may vbe stored' during the summer-"so as not to mar the appearance ofthe windowgy l VWhen lace curtains areto be hung, as 1n` autumn, the auxiliary bracketsand the cur-v tain lrods can be positioned'either with yor vwithout removing the main bracketsv from 1 their place and thereupon the curtains of lace or the like can behung quickly and I conveniently. Since the, rods extend only that' the main' to the middlellof the window sash and'V are` free at one end they can readily be moved' i for conveniencein putting them up or taking them downor for other purposes.

It Win be 'Obvious to those Skilled ai the art that various changes may be made in f' my device without departing fromthe spirit f 'i `of the invention andtherefore I do not limit D `myself towhat isshown in the drawings kThe extreme end of this horizontal part is iand described in the specificationbut 0`nly las indicated in the appended claims.q

Having thus fully described my said Vini' LA combined curtain," rod andv 'shadeY holder comprising abracket havinga body adapted to besecuredjto a .window frame in l upright v'pos itionsaid body having aporvtion extending outwardly Atherefrom at oneV Side of the bodyfand ormedatits lower end for the reception offraV Window Shade roller and provided vwith a Slot"intermediatethe Vends' of said outwardly'extending' portion, an upturned iingerat the opposite edge of :said body Aandan auxiliary lnacketrextend-` Jing through saidslot'an'd slidably resting on; Vsaid;`V upturnedfanger, said auxiliary v bracket E beingl formed to Asupport' ai window ik curtain rodgsaid:rod ybeing ,pivoted in its Supportysubstantially'asset forth. Y

2. Ai combined "curtain rod'xand `wagementfzwitli a Windowirame, `said flat body havin'ganfupftu'rnedV slotted portion, an auxiliary bracket Y adapted. ptolfliediat against lsaid body*` and Yiit snugly Within'said slotted portion 'for adinstablel interlocking engagementwith saidKV flat body,andl a ycurtain rod supported by @sa-id` auxiliary bracket, lsubstantially as.Y set forth, v,co holder comprising abra'cket for attachment toa Windowframd an upstan'ding, element A7secured toeaid bracket and extending, at

ment, andauxiliary bracketvadaptedto rest substantially right angles outwardly'there from,v a; supporting element on said bracket ing-spaced relation "to said 'upstanding elev lshade, holder, comprisinga bracketk having a' 'sub- J Y etantially flat,r body for en curtain and Shade` on said v`supporting element and,k extend through 'said upstanding element Y in substantially parallel relation to SaidV bracket for, Vadjustable 4f.k Ardevice' of the class described .oomprising asheet metal body having an up standing slottedflange, a ksupporting element on said body in'spaced relation to the body, substantially as iset forth. .y ,l

, 5. A device of the class` described Stan'dingslotted flange formedvto supporta n interlocking engagement Vwith Said bracket, Substantially as set forth.

-slotin said' flange, andra longitudinally slid-1 able auxiliary ,Supporting bracket-'extending 1f l through vthe vslot in saidflangefandrestingYg ron said supporting element liat against said f comprising vL yslieet meta-l bodyf'havingffan up- Y in said flange, a. longitudinally slidableauxeA iliary supporting bracketextending through supporting element flat-againstgsaid. body.,

,theqslot in saidlange and resting. vonssaid# and a curtain rod pivoted on said auxiliarydf bracket and-arranged toLSWing-'in a Yhori- ZontalA plane, substantially as .eetr'forth In Witness whereof, I have:hereunto-Set my hand at Dayton, Ohio, fthieVV 26th? day ofv nineteen 'hundred rland' December,` A: twenty-five.' i ,l

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Window,v vshade roller, supporting .elen 1ent50 on saidy body in spaeedfrelation tothe sloti 

